Service difficulty report · Engine · Doug DC6B

Difficulty date
November 30, 2001
Submitted
December 3, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7919C
Make and model
Doug DC6B
Aircraft serial
43554
Aircraft time
40,098 hours
Engine
Pwa R2800*
Engine time
2,486 hours
Part
Engine
Part number
R2800
Part serial
33325
Condition
Rough
Location
Nr 4
Part time
2,486 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
E, A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

NR 4 ENGINE WILL NOT TAKE A LEAN (POSSIBLE LOW COMPRESSION ON THE NR 10, NR 16 CYLINDERS). REPLACED ENGINE, (DUE OVERHAUL).

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